Havering Police are appealing for information after a woman was hit in the face by a chocolate cake in Rainham on Saturday morning.

The 21-year-old victim was walking through Bridge Road at 5.40am when she was engaged in conversation by a man who then suddenly hit her in the face with the cake, which was on a paper plate.

The suspect is described as a white male, aged around 25-years-old.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Romford CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0300 555 111.